hey guys my brother just bought a VR HSV STATESMAN 185i.... as you's know there not a light car at all so she need's a bit more kick than 185 at the fly whats the best thing to do mod wise to get some more power with out brakeing the bank ? so i was thinking a chip would be the go ? has any one done a chip to a std 185i and got any feed back ? places to get it done and prices? any other idea's about what mods could be done to get here gonig a bit better ?

someone who really knows delco's can tune those engine's for more power better fuel economy and driveability, with out really doing to much to it. but if you want some mods, get it to breath. cai, nice extractors, good exhaust. small cams are nice. shift kit the auto. makes them really nice to drive.

^^^^ well its got a HSV exhaust already, wheres delco QLD ??

a locol guy, Terry at Paramount Performance does a pretty good job. that's if your in toowoomba though

First things are get thermo fans instead of the big metal mutha,make sure your injectors are clean and run premium fuel,advance your dizzy to 12deg instead of 10 deg.

^^^ i have no idea how to advance the dizzy, why thermos ??? and does any one know what chips are avalible for the 185i and if any one knows where to go in victoria to get it done.

also sum higher lsd diff gears and stally with a kitted auto wouldnt go astray, not much point having a tough car if all its gunna do is smokem... sandman and boyracer are pretty much on tha go. the massive fan on the motor uses bout 5% of the power so takin that off and putting thermos in free up the motor abit.

COME racing do a chip and cam package that your prob chasing.. However they already got an extra 20kw without changing much, the VT's made 195kw so I guess thats the safe limit based around factory parameters..

definately diff gears, without adding power you will feel that mod the most out of anything else (acceleration) but imo having a statesman revving off its tits doing 100kph defeats the purpose of the car.. leave her stock or get forced induction with a mild motor saying that, def get an exhaust to start off. even that aint cheap but it frees up an easy 10rwkw and u feel every one of em. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

HSV exhaust... pppffft. Get yourself some pacemaker headers and twin 2.5inch system, cai, k&n filter and a tune. Leave the diff gears alone. Stally for the box is not needed imo.

Quote: Originally Posted by YPSI5L HSV exhaust... pppffft. Get yourself some pacemaker headers and twin 2.5inch system, cai, k&n filter and a tune. Leave the diff gears alone. Stally for the box is not needed imo. diff gears and stall will help a 5 litre remarkably... they are so slow and doughy off the line! My mates one can't even do a braky and its a single spinner!!

Quote: Originally Posted by TWO89 diff gears and stall will help a 5 litre remarkably... they are so slow and doughy off the line! My mates one can't even do a braky and its a single spinner!! There is something very wrong if a 5 litre can not do linelockers, must be running like a pig

Headers, exhaust, CAI, 70mm throttle body and 3.45 diff gears (if the this HSV model didn’t already have 3.45?) Do it all at once and you will notice a vast improvement; otherwise individually these mods don’t make big gains

Quote: Originally Posted by Wilko16 There is something very wrong if a 5 litre can not do linelockers, must be running like a pig agreed, mine stock would leave lines up the road from a dead start (single spinner too) it got better when i got the zorst too Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

would the principal ove these mods be the same for a VR Manual Clubby?

diff gears, larger throttle body, good extractors in to twin pipes all the way through. cam and chip and a good dyno tune

Dont bother chipping the ECU unless you've changed the cam etc . If you want just basic mods , you'll need a decent set of Tri-y extractors & either a single 3 inch or dual 2 1/4 inch exhaust with twin cats . Depending on how or where you drive it change the diff gears to 3.45 ( if you do alot of H/way k's ) or 3.9s if you dont care . A 2500 rpm stall converter will also help it out of the hole . Leave the 185i chip for now untill you decide where you want to go as far as engine mods are concerned . I have these mods done to my VS Calais ( apart from the converter ) & it really made a noticable difference

Quote: Originally Posted by RB-GEM Dont bother chipping the ECU unless you've changed the cam etc . If you want just basic mods , you'll need a decent set of Tri-y extractors & either a single 3 inch or dual 2 1/4 inch exhaust with twin cats . Depending on how or where you drive it change the diff gears to 3.45 ( if you do alot of H/way k's ) or 3.9s if you dont care . A 2500 rpm stall converter will also help it out of the hole . Leave the 185i chip for now untill you decide where you want to go as far as engine mods are concerned . I have these mods done to my VS Calais ( apart from the converter ) & it really made a noticable difference off topic but any more info on your gem? sounds sweet

I have a VQ with a VS GTS 355 motor in it cam ect running on the statesman 165kw computer with only 6deg of timming and it is laying power skids 250mtrs up the street... on 3.08 diff gears and no stally... Just get a little cam and memcal and open the exhaust up a bit and you will be sweet if you dont have that much money extractors twin 2.5inch twin cat and 2 center mufflers let her roar... and get a hyrdra track irs centre..... generally if you get one out of a vs there a 3.45 centre HSV only wreckers sell them for around 600.00

Quote: Originally Posted by ovq01 I have a VQ with a VS GTS 355 motor in it cam ect running on the statesman 165kw computer with only 6deg of timming and it is laying power skids 250mtrs up the street... on 3.08 diff gears and no stally... Just get a little cam and memcal and open the exhaust up a bit and you will be sweet if you dont have that much money extractors twin 2.5inch twin cat and 2 center mufflers let her roar... and get a hyrdra track irs centre..... generally if you get one out of a vs there a 3.45 centre HSV only wreckers sell them for around 600.00 I would'nt be caining your statesman too much , strokers dont like standard memcals . The progress on the Gemi has slowed down a bit , been waiting for a patrol sump to come down from Queensland . And my CPC plenum is ready to be picked up , just been so busy .